In Photos: GW Commencement 2025 on the National Mall

The Class of 2025 and their guests filled the grounds around the Washington Monument to celebrate their academic achievements.

May 18, 2025

Commencement 2025

The Class of 2025 celebrated Commencement Sunday on the National Mall. (Florence Shen/GW Today)

Thousands of members of the George Washington University Class of 2025, their families and friends filled the Washington Monument grounds Sunday for GW's Commencement 2025. Highlighted by Commencement speaker, Jonquel Jones, B.A. ’19, a WNBA superstar and rights and justice advocate, the celebratory event continued a tradition in which GW is the only university in the world to have its Commencement ceremony on the National Mall. GW Today photographers William Atkins, Florence Shen, Maansi Srivistava and Joy Asico captured these images from the Mall: